I have a friend visiting next week. We just firmed up plans to tick something off of her "35 Before 35" list. Which reminded me that, back in the day,…
So pretty! And the flowers look nice too. Yesterday was the « Fête des Mères » here in France. You see signs for the holiday in shop windows (especially jewelers and chocolatiers),…
A belated happy VE Day to all who celebrate! (Given that it's also called Victory over Fascism Day, we should all celebrate). Brunch with my Bestie We're halfway through a…
I've been totally MIA from this blog lately. Between long hours at my job and what seems like a million different projects on my plate, I feel like I'm burning…
There's a discussion floating around the twitters right now about how folks are surviving this current semester. The first response that popped into my head was "mainlining caffeine" which is…
I've been reading a lot of books for my historiography class lately. Which means that I spend most of my reading time with my nose buried in dry texts about…
Kristian is out of town on a business trip. I didn't think to much about the repercussions of him being out of the state, but my sister, Allison, asked me…
Hey, do you remember when I used to write these? And then I just kindof... stopped? Yeah, life got a little busy. I've been reading a lot of fantastic books…
...It's over. Three days into NaBloPoMo and I forgot to post something. No excuses, it was a simple case of a long day at work followed by me going to…
Today is my little sisters' 28th birthday. Which is crazy, because I could have sworn that I was still, like, 27 or something. Seriously, though, the fact that my baby…
Is anybody else doing NaBloPoMo this month? I almost forgot about it, but I think that I need a kick in the butt to get myself blogging again. Especially on…
(Yes, I've been sitting on this post for quite some time. I've been working on it off and on, but there's a lot of ground to cover.) First things first,…
Most people don't know that, traditionally, the person walking the bride down the aisle isn't giving her away. The person walking the bride down the aisle is her escort. It's…